The Real Marigold Hotel

Eight celebrities embark on an experimental adventure to India, to test whether they can set up a more rewarding retirement than in the UK. Entertainer Lionel Blair, wildlife presenter Bill Oddie, actress Amanda Barrie, snooker champion Dennis Taylor, TV personality Rustie Lee, TV doctor Miriam Stoppard, Three Degrees singer Sheila Ferguson and Just Good Friends actor Paul Nicholas arrive at their new home, a 16th-century mansion in Old Kochi. Sheila is keen to make sure she gets what she wants out of the experience, but Lionel finds dealing with the realities of living in India unsettling - the animals in the street, the more basic way of life and the piles of rubbish that can distract from the beauty. Paul, Bill and Dennis rise to the challenge with humour and classic one-liners, and Rustie and Miriam seem charmed by their first days here. The group then head off to visit the world-famous backwaters, hundreds of miles of waterways that criss-cross through the villages and jungles, on traditional houseboats.

The celebrities continue to settle into life in their 16th-century mansion, and are brought closer together when they celebrate Amanda Barrie's 81st birthday together. Lionel Blair - who has struggled with a distended belly since having treatment for cancer - tries out a local alternative medicine in the hope of finding a solution to the problem. Bill Oddie goes in search of wildlife with a trip into the jungle, and opens up about how spending time in nature has helped him overcome mental-health issues.

Amanda and Rustie meet a bride-to-be who invites the whole group to her Hindu wedding, so they head out to buy traditional clothing, with hilarious consequences. Miriam and Lionel discover Old Kochi has a surprising connection to their Jewish heritage, and a visit to the synagogue makes Miriam reflect on the impact her choice to marry outside of the Jewish faith had on her family. Later, Bill takes half the group along to one of the biggest festivals in Kerala, Puli Kali, which celebrates the tiger.

Half of the group head off to the hill stations of the Nilgiri mountains, but the drive involves a treacherous climb that has them on the edge of their seats. Dennis and Paul complete the journey by steam train, passing a station full of monkeys before arriving in Ooty, a town that allows Dennis to fulfil a lifelong dream, as he gets to play a game on the very first snooker table. Sheila, Amanda and Lionel attend a Hindu ancestor ceremony held to remember departed loved ones and reflect on death itself and the fact that they have lost many famous friends over the last year. Last in the series.